Sabres star Rasmus Dahlin has taken a temporary leave of absence to deal with what head coach Lindy Ruff labeled Friday a “personal matter” in Sweden.

Dahlin and his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, revealed she received an emergency heart transplant earlier this year in France while on vacation.

Ruff said there is no timeframe for when the team captain may return, and he indicated there has not been a turn for the worse for Matovac.

Ramus Dahlin (l) and Carolina Matovac (r) in 2022. @carolinamatovac/Instagram

“He said everything is OK,” Ruff told reporters Friday. “He’s got full support by our team.”

He added: “I think it’s been incredibly hard. Not the easiest. I fully understand what this young man is going through. I don’t think you can describe it and I don’t think you can feel what

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